At least 30 killed in Nigeria bombings

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At least 30 people have been killed and 40 more injured in a triple suicide attack in northeast Nigeria.

According to reports, the attackers targetted a hall in Konduga, southeast of the Borno state capital Maiduguri, where villagers had gathered to watch a football match on television.

The Boko Haram militant group has been blamed for the attack.

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